Organoid News Volume 2.33 | Sep 2 2021

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    Organoid News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 2.33 – 2 September, 2021
    TOP STORY

    Bioengineering Approaches to Treat the Failing Heart: From Cell Biology to 3D Printing

    The authors provide an overview of state-of-the-art studies, challenges that have not yet been overcome and perspectives on cardiac tissue engineering.
    [Nature Reviews Cardiology]

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    Survey results on the needs and challenges in the human pluripotent stem cell field
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    Apolipoprotein E Regulates Lipid Metabolism and α-Synuclein Pathology in Human iPSC-Derived Cerebral Organoids

    Using human iPSC-derived cerebral organoid models, scientists found that APOE deletion increased α-synuclein accumulation accompanied with synaptic loss, reduction of GBA levels, lipid droplet accumulation and dysregulation of intracellular organelles.
    [Acta Neuropathologica]

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    Organoid-Based Drug Screening Reveals Neddylation as Therapeutic Target for Malignant Rhabdoid Tumors

    Investigators performed drug screening on patient-derived normal and tumor organoids to identify malignant rhabdoid tumors-specific therapeutic vulnerabilities.
    [Cell Reports]

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    Inhibition of the cGAS-STING Pathway Ameliorates the Premature Senescence Hallmarks of Ataxia-Telangiectasia Brain Organoids

    Scientists showed that the cGAS-STING pathway was required for the recognition of micronuclei and induction of a senescence-associated secretory phenotype in ataxia-telangiectasia olfactory neurosphere-derived cells and brain organoids.
    [Aging Cell]

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    Assessing Donor-to-Donor Variability in Human Intestinal Organoid Cultures

    Researchers investigated donor-to-donor variability in human gut adult stem cell organoids. They examined intestinal developmental pathways during culture differentiation in ileum- and colon-derived cultures established from multiple donors, showing that differentiation patterns were consistent among cultures.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    The Tumor Suppressor WT1 Drives Progenitor Cell Progression and Epithelialization to Prevent Wilms Tumorigenesis in Human Kidney Organoids

    Scientists developed a human kidney organoid model for Wilms tumor formation and show that deletion of WT1 during organoid development induced overgrowth of kidney progenitor cells at the expense of differentiating glomeruli and tubules.
    [Stem Cell Reports]

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    Generation of Ductal Organoids from Normal Mammary Luminal Cells Reveals Invasive Potential

    Investigators presented an experimental model for human luminal progenitor cells that enabled single, primary cells isolated from normal tissue to generate complex branched structures resembling the ductal morphology of low-grade carcinoma of no special type.
    [Journal of Pathology]

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    Modeling PTEN Overexpression-Induced Microcephaly in Human Brain Organoids

    The authors generated a human brain organoid model of increased PTEN dosage. They showed that mild PTEN overexpression led to reduced neural precursor proliferation, premature neuronal differentiation, and the formation of significantly smaller brain organoids.
    [Molecular Brain]

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    Development of Patient-Derived Tumor Organoids and a Drug Testing Model for Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Tumor organoids were developed ex vivo from freshly resected renal cell carcinoma tumors, and their histopathological and molecular characteristics were evaluated using histological staining and whole‑exome sequencing.
    [Oncology Reports]

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    Organoid Culture of Mouse Fallopian Tube Epithelial Stem Cells with a Thermo-Reversible Gelation Polymer

    A 3D thermo-reversible gelation polymer culture system was established for organoid culture of mouse fallopian tube epithelial stem cells without cell isolation.
    [Tissue and Cell]

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    Learn more about cGMP-manufactured StemSpanâ„¢-ACF Without Phenol Red for culturing hematopoietic cell therapy products
    REVIEWS

    Organs-on-a-Chip Models for Biological Research

    Looking back, investigators discuss the key developments of this emerging technology. Thinking forward, they focus on the challenges faced to fully establish, validate, and utilize the fidelity of these models for biological research.
    [Cell]

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    An Adverse Outcomes Approach to Study the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 in 3D Organoid Models

    Scientists discuss state-of-the-art lung, liver and kidney 3D organoid system utilizing the adverse outcome pathways to study SARS-CoV-2 molecular pathogenesis.
    [Journal of Molecular Biology]

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    Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids and Organoids as an Emerging Tool for Personalized Medicine and Drug Discovery

    Investigators summarized the different ionization methods, sample preparation steps and data analysis methods of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and focuses on several of the latest applications of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization MSI for drug studies in spheroids and organoids.
    [Journal of Biological Chemistry]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    KangStem Biotech to Develop Artificial Skin with Organoid Technology

    KangStem Biotech has signed a deal with Seoul National University’s R&DB Foundation to receive the university’s skin organoid manufacturing technology. The technology uses a 3D air-liquid interface skin organoid preparation from human PSCs for developing atopic dermatitis.
    [Korea Biomedical Review]

    Press Release

    State Stem Cell Agency Funds Three New UC San Diego Projects

    The governing Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has approved a trio of awards, totaling approximately $4 million, to University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers to advance studies of new stem cell-based treatments for multiple types of cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    [UC San Diego Health]

    Press Release
    FEATURED EVENT

    Annual London Stem Cell Network Symposium

    October 19, 2021
    London, England, United Kingdom

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Pathogenesis of Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Memphis, Tennessee, United States

    Postdoctoral Scientist – Organoid Research

    Helmholtz Zentrum Münche – Neuherberg, Germany

    Research Technician – Pancreatic Cancer Models

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory – Long Island, New York, United States

    Research Associate – Stem Cell Models

    Michigan State University – East Lansing, Michigan, United States

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Bioprinting for Pancreas Biofabrication

    University Medical Center Utrecht – Utrecht, Netherlands

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